Hack # 2: Get out of this stupid shell menu script/program Yup, it is stupid stuff and don’t waste your time hitting CTRL+C, CTRL+D keys, to get out of this script/program (break shell script), just type sh and hit enter key at arrow prompt ->

-> sh

And you will be taken to shell BusyBox v1.00 (2005.09.20-19:57+0000) Built-in shell (msh) Enter ‘help’ for a list of built-in commands. #

Hack # 3: But where is my ls command… Type ls or dir command,

# ls

ls: not found

# dir

dir: not found

They have removed the ls and dir command. But don’t worry you can use old echo command trick:

# echo *

bin dev etc lib linuxrc mnt proc sbin usr var webs

echo * is old trick which displays list of all files in current directory without using ls or dir command.

Hack #4: Looking for advanced web based configuration, use main.html Yet another stupid thing, they have removed main.html from web based configuration. Basically main.html is use to configure advanced options of router like port forwarding, DNS setting, firewall etc.

Just type http://192.168.1.254/main.html (replace 192.168.1.254 with your actual router IP address) to get all advanced options.

Hack # 5: Get more information about router hardware and Linux Since this is tiny device most of the userland command such as free, uname etc are removed. However /proc file system provides all information: